Maskette of the "ogboni" society

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Description

bronze, base

Masks like this may have been sewn onto dignitaries clothing.

Thompson published a photograph of a Shango “bata” drum to which six bronze (or brass) maskettes are attached (Thompson,1971, chap. 1, fig.18).

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Comparing literature

Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 103, pl. 25 Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, Ch 1, Ill. 18

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Publications

AHDRC: 0161489

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